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Emerging Voices

Our voices matter. For too long, the narratives and expertise of young queer and trans people of color in the South and Midwest have been ignored or talked over. URGE showcases young content creators and storytellers who have the opportunity to gain skills in writing for a variety of blogs and media outlets, creating engaging digital content, while using social media to amplify their work. EmURGEing Voices highlights the views of young people on issues related Reproductive Justice and gender equity. Explore their work here.

 

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Seeking Justice for Victims while Dealing with an Unjust Prison System

Apr 14, 2014 / Allie / Our Folks
Trigger warning: sexual and domestic violence I will be honest: I hate focusing on perpetrators of sexual assault. I like to focus my energy to … Read More

Lost in Translation: API Sex and Sexuality

Apr 11, 2014 / Nick / Our Folks
The United States suffers from an unfortunate epidemic known as abstinence only programs. These sex after marriage talks are a common procedure in awkward health … Read More

Why Providers Want to Hear from Young Activists

Apr 11, 2014 / Summer / Our Folks
Being a second semester college senior, I wouldn’t necessarily classify myself as a morning person.  My earliest class starts at 9:30am and Tuesday/Thursday mornings are struggle … Read More

Masculinity and Queerness

Apr 10, 2014 / Choice USA Staff / Our Folks
The thing about “ideal masculinity” is that we will always fall short. I didn’t even stand a chance growing up, playing with my sisters’ Barbie … Read More

Gender, Race and the Executive Order for Equal Pay

Apr 09, 2014 / Diana / Our Folks
There’s been a lot of talk about equal pay and the gender wage gap the past week and half. It was widely reported last week … Read More

NQAPIA: The Foreign Concept of Home

Apr 08, 2014 / Nick / Our Folks
The biggest parts of my identity consist of being API, queer, and a sweet southern gentleman. Never in my life did I think these three … Read More

What it means to be a “Man of Strength”

Apr 08, 2014 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
“Pray not for easy lives, pray to be stronger men.” President John F. Kennedy once said these famous words while the United States sat on … Read More

No More “White Knights”: On Plans for a Steubenville Movie and Silencing Survivors

Apr 07, 2014 / Katherine / Our Folks
Circling the feminist and progressive blogosphere the past few days has been the news that Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B Entertainment, is apparently making a … Read More

Five Things I Want to See More At Social Justice Conferences

Apr 07, 2014 / Allie / Our Folks
I adore social justice conferences. I love the spaces, the atmosphere, the fact that I know I have something in common with every person in … Read More

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